The Kessil A150WE and 360WE Tuna Sun are two new LED spotlights announced this weekend, one of which was first demoed at ReefStock in Denver Colorado. Like the Tuna Blue that Kessil first released to the marine aquarium hobby with…
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GFO for Reef Aquarium Phosphate Control
Granular ferric oxide, or GFO, is a widely used form of chemical filtration in the reef-keeping hobby today. Chemical filtration, as the name suggests, purifies water by binding up impurities at the molecular level. As water is sent through the…
Why would Ecotech Marine and AquaIllumination join forces?
The news that Ecotech Marine and AquaIllumination had completed a formal merger came as quite a shock to the marine aquarium world. The reasons for AI and EM joining forces might come across as a monopolistic move to the shortsighted,…
Taking the Rossmont Mover pump for a spin
The Rossmont Mover is very interesting propeller water pump from the new Italian aquarium product company, Rossmont. Built from a tried and true two-bladed propeller design, the Rossmont Mover was built from the ground up with no legacy influences, and…
Sicce HyperReef 3-part dosing additives
HyperReef is a new line of additives from Sicce that shows the company is serious about going all in to providing products for successful reefing. In addition to their HyperKoral amino acid supplement and Calanus coral food, HyperReef is a…
Yellow tang ‘Breeding Barrier’ is under attack
It has been well over a decade since Yellow Tang breeding research began at the Oceanic Institute in Hawaii (OI), with many folks along the way making progress on tang breeding in general. When it comes to Yellow Tangs, the…
AquaticLife Edge LED: hands-on with a unique dual striplight
AquaticLife has been flirting with incrementally interesting LED lights for some time now, most of them becoming rather pedestrian within a short time after release, but their Edge LED is perhaps their big coming out as an innovator. In essence,…
Why Many Marine Fish Benefit From Mature Tanks
Astute salties out there will likely have observed that in some of our fish species profiles, we emphasize the need to keep the fish in a “mature” aquarium—meaning one that has been set up and established for at least six…
The Seasoned Salty’s Take on Marine Fishkeeping Success
Last week, we ran a post titled “How Do We Measure Success with Hard-to-Keep Marine Species,” which inspired Paul “Seasoned Salty” Baldassano to share his insights on that question in his own, unique style. Read on for his impressions on…
Ecotech Marine & Aqua Illumination announce landmark merger
Ecotech Marine and Aqua Illumination announced today a landmark deal which sees the two companies merge. From now on the two biggest manufacturers of reef aquarium LED lights will see each other not as competitors but as partners. Both of the…
